The Worst Firing In Sports History Was

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EaglesVols91 said:
I agree, Dooley was the second worst fire in sports history.




















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He said worst fire not hire
 
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Weezer said:
I agree that JM's firing was justified to a degree, but the way Dickey handled it was piss poor. Johnny's big ego didn't make him many friends in the admin, but his departure should have, and could have, been handled more respectably. The man is a UT legend and one of our all-time greats. Dickey took the opportunity for payback rather than take the high road. Just one more reason I am not a Dickey fan.[/QU No, there was no pay back on Dickeys part-He was just scared Johnny was going to take his job. I kinda agree with one of the previous posters about 88 being when everyone wanted Johnny gone but the main reason why was same as Fulmers-he couldn't beat Bama like Fulmer could't beat Florida. As far as Larry Coker, he rode the Butch train as long as he could. Sorta like Battle.
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Dang cheese sauce, how much turkey did you eat? That L-Tryptophan stuff is making you crazy!
 
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Slydell said:
I guess that Dickey, like all the other bosses, did what needed to be done. I liked watching Majors play football. Really liked that guy.
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I met Dickey like once or twice. I remember coming away from the meeting thinking, "Wow, what a prick." He didn't seem to care about people, only in how he could use them. Maybe he was a great guy, I don't know, but it's certainly not how he came across when I met him.

When Fulmer stepped in and won some games, Dickey saw his chance to take Majors down. Up until that point, they had been looking at giving Johnny an extension. Dickey could have handled things gracefully and still had Fulmer as his head coach, but, IMO, he couldn't pass up the opportunity to give JM a big screw you. Dickey had just as big an ego as Johnny and, again IMO, twice as much arrogance.

Fulmer did a great job throughout the remainder of the nineties, mostly because he knew how to suuround himself with capable coaches. He did well until the 2001 SEC CG. That loss took all the fire out of him. After that, he went on cruise control. The game passed him by as it does any great, but he tried to hold on despite it all. The '98 NC gave him a few more years than he should have had, and ultimately we paid the price.

I have respect for both Majors and Fulmer and what they did for UT football. But both had flaws and being in the spotlight normally points those flaws out.

Everything being equal, both men are part of UT's past and we should honor them, but I'm ready to look forward to the future.
 
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Jerry didn't fire Jimmy. He was ready to go. They both realized they didn't work well together.
 
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Weezer said:
I met Dickey like once or twice. I remember coming away from the meeting thinking, "Wow, what a prick." He didn't seem to care about people, only in how he could use them. Maybe he was a great guy, I don't know, but it's certainly not how he came across when I met him.

When Fulmer stepped in and won some games, Dickey saw his chance to take Majors down. Up until that point, they had been looking at giving Johnny an extension. Dickey could have handled things gracefully and still had Fulmer as his head coach, but, IMO, he couldn't pass up the opportunity to give JM a big screw you. Dickey had just as big an ego as Johnny and, again IMO, twice as much arrogance.

Fulmer did a great job throughout the remainder of the nineties, mostly because he knew how to suuround himself with capable coaches. He did well until the 2001 SEC CG. That loss took all the fire out of him. After that, he went on cruise control. The game passed him by as it does any great, but he tried to hold on despite it all. The '98 NC gave him a few more years than he should have had, and ultimately we paid the price.

I have respect for both Majors and Fulmer and what they did for UT football. But both had flaws and being in the spotlight normally points those flaws out.

Everything being equal, both men are part of UT's past and we should honor them, but I'm ready to look forward to the future.
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Some of this, I agree with. Some I don't. And, you're missing a few details on Majors. But, I'm through with it.

Go eat some damn turkey.
 
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volfanecs said:
Your point. If I told you there was a coach with a +700 winning pct. in the toughest conference in football, without naming his name, would you think that was impressive?
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We don't have to rehash his career do we?

He did well in a weak SEC. Once the SEC got powerful, he began to slide

Thats just not a coincidence
 
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volfanecs said:
Your point. If I told you there was a coach with a +700 winning pct. in the toughest conference in football, without naming his name, would you think that was impressive?
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Sure, but when that number had fallen in the last few years, I'd be honest about where that coach is in relation to the current SEC coaches.
 
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